Sumon Majumdar, Queen's University

Research

Immigrants Public Services Discrimination Audit/correspondence studies Diversity (1) Immigrants (2) Public Services (3) Discrimination

Latest funding

Do Immigrants Face Barriers in Access to Local Public Services in Canada?
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$39,276
The Role of Political Debate in Public Policy-Making
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$30,730
Leadership, belief formation and change
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$65,000

All 4 grants and awards

Do Immigrants Face Barriers in Access to Local Public Services in Canada?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Majumdar, Sumon

Keywords: Immigrants; Public Services; Discrimination; Audit/correspondence studies; Diversity

$39,276

The Role of Political Debate in Public Policy-Making

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Majumdar, Sumon

Keywords: (1) Policy-making; (2) Debate; (3) Constructive criticism; (4) Polarization; (5) Economic factors; (6) Social factors

$30,730

Leadership, belief formation and change

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Majumdar, Sumon

Keywords: leadership; followers; politics; belief formation

$65,000

Leadership, reforms and institutional change

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Majumdar, Sumon

Keywords: leadership; institutions; reform; conflict

$60,382

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Immigrants Dear Professor Majumdar, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on immigrants connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Do Immigrants Face Barriers in Access to Local Public Services in Canada?" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]